#Israel to attack #Iran over fear of nuclear weapons program?

JERUSALEM - For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear programme, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent - an action many fear might trigger a wider war, terrorism and global economic havoc. High-level foreign dignitaries, including the United Nations chief and the head of the American military, have visited Israel in recent weeks to urge its leaders to give the diplomatic process more time to work. Israel seems unmoved, and United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has reportedly concluded that an Israeli attack on Iran is likely in the coming months. US President Barack Obama, however, said on Sunday that he does not think Israel has decided whether to attack Iran, telling NBC News in an interview that the US was "going to be sure that we work in lockstep ...